Energy

More than 3,500 hectares of agricultural land in B.C. would be flooded if the hydroelectric project goes through, the group warns.

Scientists have shown the Prairies have had the strongest warming to date across southern Canada, in particular, during the winter.

“Capitalism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, anti-migrant sentiment, Islamophobia, anti-Indigenous sentiment, racism — all these things really help to uphold climate change, rather than work to fix it,” says Indigenous Climate Action's Lindsey Bacigal.

One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition documents suggest.

First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved landscapes to open-pit coal mining.

Vacancies in Calgary's downtown office towers have risen to record levels and there's no landlord relief in sight with almost one in three offices sitting empty and sublets accounting for a quarter of available spaces on the market.

The publicly funded inquiry, which is meant to examine an alleged foreign-funded campaign against Alberta oil and gas, spent approximately $97,560 commissioning the reports.

Hydro-Québec says it is now in a position to serve new contracts without having to build hydropower facilities, which has been a concern for some advocates.

“Legally binding conditions” on projects are meant to protect the environment, says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

CALGARY — A forecast calling for a modest increase in capital spending in the Canadian oilpatch this year after a tumultuous 2020 of budget slashing is being hailed as a sign of better times ahead for the industry.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared by videoconference at the One Planet Summit and announced a $55-million contribution to a UN fund to protect against land degradation.

Exxon bowed to investor pressure and released information this week showing the carbon pollution that is generated when its products are used.

A new coalition is monitoring the overlap of climate denial with other conspiracy theories online, and one of its founders says Canada is not immune from this new “wave of disinformation.”

"Abandoning biofuels as a major climate action in the transportation sector, as must be done, raises the question of how to reduce GHG pollution," writes Victoria-based transportation planning consultant Eric Doherty.

Automakers are looking to see if president-elect Joe Biden will be able to land a deal on strict new auto rules — ones that Canada could adopt.